Aquarium

After eating brunch at The Adobe, we went outside to the beach. Adia smiled and pointed at the ocean. I handed her to Scott because I was worried I'd drop her on the rocks. It was a good thing I did because I fell, skinned both knees, twisted my ankle and really bruised myself. Luckily, I wasn't holding Adia and I didn't smash the camera. Adia loved the rocky sand. She'd look through all the pieces, specifically looking for any pretty colored pieces.








After we were done freezing in the wind, we headed back to the room to wait for DiDi and Tanae. Adia threw a fit because she didn't want to leave the sand. Adia climbed in the bed with me and we had a tickle fight. She started to close her eyes and was soon fast asleep. About 30 minutes later, Tanae and DiDi arrived. Adia stayed asleep for a little longer, but woke when she heard Tanae's voice. She was so happy to see them.


We were soon off to the aquarium. Neither of them were happy to be in the car. DiDi bought a Subway kid's meal for Tanae and they shared the apple slices with Adia. Normally that would be ok, but Adia choked on a piece of apple peel and puked. I cought it all in my hand and luckily it was only mucus and apple. It didn't really smell like vomit or the car would have been bad after several hours in the sun.

We arrived at the aquarium and immediately hit up the otters. The girls weren't too interested in them so it was off to the seals. Adia was squealing in delight, face pressed against the glass. Tanae was a little more hesitant. I think she was afraid she'd fall in, but Adia encouraged her by saying, "Nae, come on!"




We bypassed the birds and went to the sharks and deep water. You walk through a glass tube and there are fish all around you. The girls were thoroughly confused by the fish above and below them. Tanae liked walking on the glass more than Adia did.





We stopped at the play area on our way into the indoor exhibits. There were a ton of kids there so we didn't stop long.



It was on to Oddwater, an exhibit full of odd and interesting creatures. There was a tank where you could crawl through a tunnel, stand up and be in the middle of the tank. Scott crawled in with the girls and held them both up to look around. They thought it was awesome.


We then headed to the jellyfish and the touch pool. Tanae touched a sea star, but Adia just wanted to climb in. After hitting up the gift shop, we drove back to The Adobe to swim. Both girls fell asleep in the car though, but Adia woke up the second I got her inside.


We changed into swimming suits and headed towards the pool. I bought Adia a smaller Ariel swimming suit since her 18 month one is too big. Adia climbed right into the pool, but Tanae wasn't so sure of the water. That soon changed and we were all in the kiddie pool. We had a big fight over the hippo that left Adia underwater, but after that it was lots of fun.











Everyone was hungry when we got back from the pool. We ordered room service when we got back. The girls had fun lounging in the bed, eating at the table and being silly in the mirror. When it was time for DiDi and Tanae to leave, Adia did not want to be left behind. I packed up her stuff and let her go with them. She only cried for a second in the car before falling asleep and forgetting all about us.


Scott and I enjoyed the sunset and felt strange without Adia. We did enjoy eating breakfast without a screaming baby though.






When we saw Adia the next morning, she didn't really care that we were back. Tanae did though. She gave me a million hugs and hung all over me.